diff --git a/liteeth/mac/padding.py b/liteeth/mac/padding.py
index 4f6ee33..cb72018 100644
--- a/liteeth/mac/padding.py
+++ b/liteeth/mac/padding.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class LiteEthMACPaddingInserter(Module):
 
         padding_limit = math.ceil(padding/(dw/8))-1
 
-        counter      = Signal(16, reset=1)
+        counter      = Signal(16)
         counter_done = Signal()
         self.comb += counter_done.eq(counter >= padding_limit)